The SCGP Seeks Tenured Mathematics Professor (Permanent Faculty Member)
The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics at Stony Brook University seeks applications for one Tenured Professor position in Mathematics; the candidate will also be a Tenured Professor at the Mathematics department. The search is open to outstanding candidates in the area of geometry understood in a broad sense and related areas. The applicant does … Read more
The SCGP Seeks Tenured Physics Professor (Permanent Faculty Member)
The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics at Stony Brook University seeks applications for one Tenured Professor position in Theoretical Physics; this candidate will also be Tenured Professors at the YITP/Department of Physics and Astronomy. The search is open to outstanding candidates in any field of theoretical physics, ranging from Quantum Gravity to Condensed Matter … Read more
Selections from the Collection
Selections from the Collection March 21-June 7, 2024 Curated by Lorraine Walsh Simons Center Gallery The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics (SCGP) is pleased to present the exhibition Selections from the Collection, curated by Lorraine Walsh. This exhibit highlights artwork created by artists and scientists from previous shows in the Simons Center Gallery. Exploring themes … Read more
History of Music Concert Series, April 17. Medley: A Historical Sampling of Baroque to Modern Music
The Simons Center is pleased to present a new musical series in collaboration with the Stony Brook University Music Department to showcase local Stony Brook talent and highlight the history of music, Inaugural Performance Wednesday April 17 Reception: 4:30pm, Simons Center Lobby Performance: 5:00pm, Simons Center Della Pietra Auditorium, room 103 Medley: A Historical Sampling … Read more
Guest Lecture–Book Talk, April 24. Chris Quigg: “Grace in All Simplicity: Beauty, Truth, and Wonders on the Path to the Higgs Boson and New Laws of Nature”
Chris Quigg In conversation with George Sterman Grace in All Simplicity: Beauty, Truth, and Wonders on the Path to the Higgs Boson and New Laws of Nature (with Robert N. Cahn, Pegasus, 2023) Wednesday, April 24, 2024, 5:00 pm Della Pietra Family Auditorium, Room 103 Reception at 4:30 pm, Simons Center Lobby How do the … Read more
Simons Foundation Conference on Higher Dimensional Geometry: May 6-10, 2024
For more information please visit: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/mps-conference-on-higher-dimensional-geometry-may-6-10-2024/
Black hole physics from strongly coupled thermal dynamics: May 12 – June 13, 2025
Organized by: Sera Cremonini ( Lehigh University) Robin Karlsson (CERN) Pavel Kovtun (University of Victoria) Hong Liu (MIT) Andrei Parnachev (Trinity College Dublin) There have been exciting recent advancements in various aspects of holography, black hole physics, and thermal quantum matter. This progress underscores the need for a platform where researchers from these fields can … Read more
Black holes and strongly coupled thermal dynamics: June 2-6, 2025
Organized by: Sera Cremonini ( Lehigh University) Robin Karlsson (CERN) Pavel Kovtun (University of Victoria) Hong Liu (MIT) Andrei Parnachev (Trinity College Dublin) There have been exciting recent advancements in various aspects of holography, black hole physics, and thermal quantum matter. This progress underscores the need for a platform where researchers from these fields can … Read more
Gauge Theory and Floer Homology in Low Dimensional Topology: April 28 – May 2, 2025
Organized by: David Auckly (Kansas State) Aliakbar Daemi (Washington Univ-St Louis) Olga Plamenevskaya (Stony Brook University) Daniel Ruberman (Brandeis) Nikolai Saveliev (University of Miami) In the 1980s, Donaldson introduced methods of Yang–Mills gauge theory in topology, with remarkable applications. By the 1990s, research largely shifted away from Donaldson theory to Seiberg–Witten theory, and, a few … Read more
Hyperbolic & Dispersive Equations on Curved Geometries: Connections to Physics and General Relativity: April 7-11, 2025
Organized by: Elena Giorgi (Columbia University) Alexandru Ionescu (Princeton University) Avy Soffer (Rutgers University) Maxime Van de Moortel (Rutgers University) This workshop will bring together leaders in the fields of Hyperbolic & Dispersive PDEs and General Relativity. The latter group comprises influential figures from both Mathematics and Physics communities. Our overarching objective is two-fold: to … Read more